Cosmetic & skin peptides

Melanotan II is a synthetic cyclic peptide that acts on melanocortin receptors. It has been researched in pigmentation and related pathways …

GHK-Cu is a copper complex of the tripeptide glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine, extensively discussed in skin biology and cosmetic science literatu…

SNAP-8 (acetyl octapeptide-3) is a cosmetic peptide marketed in skincare science as a SNARE-complex–related topical ingredient. It is distin…

Matrixyl typically refers to palmitoyl pentapeptide-4 (Pal-KTTKS), a signal peptide widely used in cosmetic science and skincare formulation…

Melanotan-1 (afamelanotide) is a synthetic tridecapeptide analog of α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone that acts on the melanocortin-1 recepto…

Collagen peptides, also called hydrolyzed collagen or collagen hydrolysate, are a mixture of short peptides produced by breaking down animal…

Argireline (acetyl hexapeptide-8, formerly acetyl hexapeptide-3) is a synthetic acetylated hexapeptide widely used as a cosmetic ingredient.…

Palmitoyl tripeptide-1 (Pal-GHK) is a lipidated cosmetic peptide made by attaching palmitic acid to the glycyl-histidyl-lysine (GHK) tripept…

Decapeptide-12 (Lumixyl) is a synthetic 10-amino-acid peptide with the sequence YRSRKYSSWY, designed to inhibit tyrosinase, the enzyme that …

SYN-AKE (dipeptide diaminobutyroyl benzylamide diacetate) is a synthetic cosmetic dipeptide designed to mimic waglerin-1, a peptide from the…

Acetyl Tetrapeptide-5 (trade name Eyeseryl) is a synthetic acetylated tetrapeptide used as a cosmetic ingredient in eye-care products, marke…

Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 (Pal-GQPR) is a lipidated cosmetic peptide based on a Gly-Gln-Pro-Arg fragment of immunoglobulin G, and a component…

Leuphasyl (INCI: Pentapeptide-18) is a synthetic cosmetic peptide modeled on natural enkephalins, marketed to reduce the appearance of expre…

Oligopeptide-1, INCI name sh-Oligopeptide-1, is a bioengineered analog of human epidermal growth factor (EGF), a 53-residue protein used as …